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  1. Re:News? on Judge To Newspaper - Reveal Name of Commenter · · Score: 1

    I am lucky that I continue to draw pay if I get selected for jury duty. Legislating that seems like the simplest fix. Then allow the company to use it as a deduction come tax time. This means the state does not need to pay anyone, and no new government structures are needed.

    As far as pay for voting, I think we just need a federal holiday. One that fines any business that stays open, outside of obviously critical things.

  2. Re:News? on Judge To Newspaper - Reveal Name of Commenter · · Score: 1

    What sort of job would fire you?
    I thought that was illegal. It surely should be.

  3. Re:News? on Judge To Newspaper - Reveal Name of Commenter · · Score: 1

    Why?
    Do you think they should pay you to vote too?

  4. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 1

    Mr Jobs said: "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."

    He is also quoted as saying: "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion [£25bn] in the bank, to right this wrong."

    That sound very Zen to you? Sound like man who is happy?

  5. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 1

    There is no god. It really is that simple.
    Being happy and a good person are both their own reward. We have one shot at this, for that reason we must try to make our own and others lives better. Your preference in sexual partners has no impact on that.

    Why should it bother you that you are attracted to men?

    I sincerely hope you are making this up, if not I hope you come to find what does make you happy.

  6. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 1

    Beware of people who quote bad authors, they are often unhappy sods who just want company.

    Self deception, however might be the problem here. The GP is not miserable because he tried to help others, he is miserable because of his expectations about helping others.

  7. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 1

    No there a measurable threshold. Below some level of poverty pretty much everyone will be very unhappy. Above that level the correlation starts to fall apart quite quickly.

    No one is happy making others miserable, that is a different feeling that can be pleasant but is not the happiness these scientists measured. We have chosen something and called it happiness and measured it, deal with it. That ship has sailed.

  8. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 2

    Why drag that into this?

    Why are you so unhappy that you wish to make others unhappy?

    Measuring something does not cheapen it, only those who have frail faith think so. Everything is chemical, deal with it. Even the feelings you get from discussing and practicing your religion. Again, that does not cheapen it anyway.

  9. Re:Why be happy? on Researchers Crown Buddhist Monk the World's Happiest Man · · Score: 1

    1. You may not ever be able to help everyone. You should still be happy.
    2. We are not discussing getting into some heaven, we are discussing happiness.

  10. Re:SO what!!! on Hurricane Sandy Damages Space Shuttle Enterprise · · Score: 2

    I would imagine that the $24/head is to pay for the museum and staff, not to cover the cost of the exhibits. Not a big difference if the items were donated, came from the taxpayer or stolen from other civilizations.

  11. Re:Welcome on Stolen Cellphone Databases Switched On In US · · Score: 1

    I thought Verizon only used that list for people who did not pay their bill?

    I don't think they use it for stolen phones.

  12. Re:Doing the same thing on Federal Judge Approves Warrantless, Covert Video Surveillance · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I have something logical to offer, we know some things with Romney will get worse. Is that tradeoff worth it to everyone?

  13. Re:4th amendment? on Federal Judge Approves Warrantless, Covert Video Surveillance · · Score: 1

    If they were recording from across the street I would agree.

    That is not what happened here. They trespassed onto his land then placed cameras there. The police officers violated the law to place those cameras.

  14. Re:Wasn't it at least trespassing? on Federal Judge Approves Warrantless, Covert Video Surveillance · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What would really happen is when police are sure you are a criminal they will accept losing their jobs to catch you. This means nothing would change. Evidence collected illegally must be tossed out, or they will continue to collect evidence that way. Ideally it would be tossed out and the officers responsible would be reprimanded or fired.

  15. Re:Waterproof... on NYC Data Centers Struggle To Recover After Sandy · · Score: 1

    Even if you did, if the top of the tank is under water, how do you refuel it?

    You have X dollars and Y risks, you can never be prepared for everything.

  16. Re:hate my country on More Drones Set To Use US Air Space · · Score: 2

    While the green party is closer to my views, a vote for the green party is one less vote for the lesser evil.

    Say all you want about voting for the lesser evil, but our voting method forces me to do that. If ~500 had voted for the lesser evil in florida we could have been spared GWB.

  17. Re:hate my country on More Drones Set To Use US Air Space · · Score: 1

    So I should vote for someone who is even worse from my point of view?

    That makes no sense.

  18. Re:Screen size on Google's Nexus 4, 7, 10 Strategy: Openness At All Costs · · Score: 1

    I hope to do that, or deal with one eye setup for each task.

    Either way saying "Oh noes I am old and helpless everyone must cater to my needs" is not a good solution. Old folks love to bitch about "kids these days " and "welfare bums", but god forbid anything ever inconvenience them. If that occurs everyone must make sure to cater to them.

  19. Re:Presbyopia on Google's Nexus 4, 7, 10 Strategy: Openness At All Costs · · Score: 1

    Contact lenses do fix this. One eye for distance one eye for close up or progressive lenses in both.

    Go see an eye doctor.

  20. Re:When will this be available? on Scientists Move Closer To a Universal Flu Vaccine · · Score: 2

    You missed the joke.

    The GP was agreeing with you.

  21. Re:Open on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 1

    With no sympathy to a lying AC, no you don't.

    Otherwise you would have offered some evidence for such a crazy claim. I know lots of android users, many root and use alternate roms, not a one pirates anything. Why bother pirating what you can buy for less than a beer at the bar?

  22. Re:I still want a quality, cheap, powerful PC on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 1

    How low is your salary? For one week of middle of the road USA salary you can get a really nice PC.

  23. Re:Openness? I do not think so on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 1

    What does that have to do with openness?
    Cannot you not do a git pull from India?

    Google play is not open, nor anything more than one of many android markets.

  24. Re:Desktop Android on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 1

    Such as?

    I really only use it for ssh and games, but what is missing exactly?

  25. Re:Innovation on Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit · · Score: 1

    1. How is a nexus 7 locked down?
    The bootloader is unlocked and you don't have to stick with android.